Mission Statement:

Getting Re-Acquainted with the World Most Useful Plant

Industrial Hemp is the low THC (.3%) variety of Cannabis sativa. It can't make you high, but it can make just about everything else. From Food, Clothing, Medicines, to Fuel, Plastics and Building Materials, hemp is the world's most useful plant. It also sequesters carbon and replenishes the soil and water. Hands down, The Most SustainableRaw Material on the planet.

Notes From The FieldIn our five years of working with the industrial hemp plant, we've learned a lot. Bees, for instance, love the pollen from male plants (which mature early then die back) and birds also love the seeds. It will grow in poor to medium soil. Seeds require moist conditions to germinate, but once established water requirements are low to medium. Some varieties are thin and spindly while others are thick and bushy. Lot's of diversity in the Cannabis sativa family. We've also learned that numerous factors, such as elevation, latitude, marijuana grows, etc, can affect Cannabinoid concentrations. For any new farmer, there's a lot to consider before investing the considerable amount of money it will take to be successful. For Updates, contact us to receive our Newsletter.

The Politics of Industrial Hemp in 2019The 2018 Farm Bill Passes in December! Industrial hemp is now federally legal for farmers to grow in America! Congratulations to all hemp advocates, federal legalization is finally a reality and all states can now begin the process of getting to know and utilizing this amazing plant without the obstruction of the federal government. In the spirit of men like Thomas Jefferson (who knew about the importance of this plant and stated, "Hemp is of utmost importance to the wealth and protection of the country"), hundreds of thousands of hemp advocates around the globe celebrate the dawning of renewed hope for a brighter, more sustainable future on planet Earth. CHEA sincerely thanks you, and pays special homage to organizations like Vote Hemp and Hemp History Week for their steadfast determination and hard work over the years to make this day a reality for all Americans. Please support these organizations and buy hemp products whenever and wherever you can.

Whats Next? That's the big question, and after seven or more decades of prohibition our only models are states like Colorado who have had a head start in the game. Slow, but steady progress has been made in our state. Entrepreneurs are flooding the CBD oil market, but farmers can be left with warehouses full of hemp above the .3% THC level and therefore illegal to sell. We've witnessed numerous obstacles that must be addressed before any farmer thinks about the considerable investment it will take to be successful. Different states will have different issues and must work together to figure out what each can contribute for the good of the whole industry. We now need a master plan to figure out the best places to grow large swaths of hemp, set up processing and manufacturing centers, determine what kind of hemp will be grown, where, and for what intended purpose...the list of things to now consider on a national scale is enormous and must be planned out by an educated populous. Environmental Groups, Universities, State, Local and the Federal Government will all be involved, and are charged with the duty to protect against corporate entities that seek only to genetically modify and patent plant strains for profit. As with any new industry, things will be messy. We frequently hear stories of people being taken in the "Wild West, Gold Rush" atmosphere states like Colorado have experienced. At this stage of infancy it's buyer beware, and all growers, investors, and consumers alike need to thoroughly do their homework before they leap into investing any money. For such a simple plant things can get complicated and expensive pretty quick.

Our hope is that within the next five years the industry will have organized, equitable regulation, and that funding will be available to build the necessary infrastructure for the industry to succeed. We can now even entertain the great notion that the feds (with their power to rapidly ignite the industry) will once again create a "Hemp For Victory Campaign" as part of a "Green New Deal" for a sustainable future. In fact, any talk of "Climate Change" must now include utilizing industrial hemp as the most Eco-Friendly and Sustainable "Raw Material" we've got. To not "shout the virtues of this plant as an alternative to things like fossil fuels for our plastic throw-aways, or instead of cutting down trees, etc. because of it's federal illegality is no longer the acceptable excuse for not utilizing this plant to it's maximum potential. Besides restoring the health of our economy and people, hemp's most important use may be as the cornerstone solution for cleaning up our toxic messes and restoring our environment. No kidding, this plant can do that too!

We have read stories from 1930's USDA publications stating that hemp can replenish the soil, and have heard that it can suck carbon from the air at amazing rates. We've heard the Russians used it to help clean up Chernobyl, and CHEA volunteers have seen what it can do for the birds and the bees, but now universities, engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs of all stripes need to get busy applying 21st century research and technology to discover the true extent of this plants capabilities. We need to start turning this incredibly versatile raw material into a ton of different products people use everyday. Time's a wasting, and the urgency now is for everyone concerned about Climate Change to get busy incorporating hemp into their mission statements as a viable solution for reducing carbon and restoring balance to the ecosystem. A tall order, but hemp is the great unifier, and if grown in large enough quantities, maybe like nothing else, has the restorative capacity to change the trajectory of our currently unsustainable and increasingly bleak future. Federal Legalization Is Here! Wow! What a wonderful way to begin the New Year. Hope is in the air that maybe, just maybe, Jack Herers' proclamation that "Hemp Can Save The World" will now have a chance to be proven true. Let's get busy everyone.

For more info on the 2018 Farming Bill as it relates to industrial hemp, please click on the Vote Hemp logo above and support them if you can.

Another great resource is the NHA website. They keep current on the latest industrial hemp news and host numerous hemp events around the state of Colorado and beyond. Click on NHA logo to check out their site.

Coming Soon: Send the CHEA "Hemp For America" Campaign Letter to President Trump

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